apodyopsis

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποδύω (apodúō, strip off, undress) + ὄψις (ópsis, sight).[1] The term is not recorded in other major dictionaries and is likely a neologism.

Noun

apodyopsis (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, rare) The act of gazing at a person and imagining them naked; a mental undressing.
    • 2006 April 3, Esu Migabe, “{ASSM} {REVIEW} Write Club Duel”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet):
      Deirdre is also a very attractive woman with nicely large breasts and a nicely large butt. She has long brown hair that she sometimes colors a lovely auburn and green eyes. She is sexy woman in a pretty way. I often wish that her style of dress would lend itself more to apodyopsis.
    • 2012 May 27, John D, “{ASSM} Growing Pains: Broken Promises (MF, teen, exhib, flirt, f-solo, toys)”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet):
      He sauntered over to her. He had a pot-belly and piggy eyes and clearly had had enough of performing apodyopsis, wanting more. "You turning tricks?" He asked in a regional accent and Sarah screwed up her face.
    • 2013 September 26, Rob Brezsny, “Free Will Astrology”, in Eugene Weekly, volume XXXII, number 37 (syndicated column), Eugene, O.R.: What's Happening Inc., →OCLC, page 34:
      PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The cosmos is granting you a poetic license to practice the art of apodyopsis with great relish. You know what apodyopsis is, right? It refers to the act of envisioning people naked — mentally undressing them so as to picture them in their raw state. So, yes, by all means, Pisces, enjoy this creative use of your imagination without apology.
    • 2014, Ryan Patrick Sullivan, Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, Bloomington, I.N.: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, pages 210–211:
      She had been naked before him before plenty of times when he rehearsed apodyopsis, but her body was even more stunning live amd not trapped in his imagination.
    • 2015, Victor Counted, From A Weakspot To A Hotshot: Life Changing Insights on How to Lead & Live a Complete Life!, Cape Town: Hubb Publishing, →ISBN, page 221:
      Our fulfillment in life lies within those dark moments. It is like an act of apodyopsis, one of those mentally stimulating realities of seduction.

References

  1. ^ J E Schmidt (1984) Lecher's Lexicon: An A-Z Encyclopedia of Erotic Espressions and Naughty Bits, New York, N.Y.: Bell Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 289:Apodyopsis . . . The habit of "undressing" women mentally, in trying to visualize their naked bodies. The word is derived from apodyo (undress) and opsis (vision). The term obviously applies to men.